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People focused content Strategy: Tips and tools to get your strategy off the ground.

This step-by-step approach to content strategy is designed for beginners and more advanced content strategist. It breaks down the steps needed to build out a content strategy -- all with a focus of putting people first.

People focused content Strategy: Tips and tools to get your strategy off the ground.

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People-focused contentTips, tools and advice to make your content strategy work

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PROMISE:1. Challenge your thinking about content.2. Show you that content is an asset worth investing in.3. Explain how to think about content strategically.4. Arm you with an approach to content strategy.

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the SUBSTANCE the ESSENCE content strategy> What should we say? > Why are we doing this?> Which format do we use? > What are the right channels?> How should we sound? > Who are we talking to?> How do we create it? > How will we measure it?> How will we maintain it? > Why are we saying it?

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Get more visitors to our website. Increase the number of sale- qualified leads.

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Identifying True Objectives BUSINESS MARKETING COMMUNICATION • Reinforce the brand as • Create a unified web • A legitimate charitable a legitimate charitable presence that allows organization organization donors, information seekers and grant • Show how easy giving applicants to engage can be and how small • Increase donations with the brand monthly contributions from $140,000 to add up. $200,000 in 2013 • Tell the story of the brand online, building a deeper relationship with existing and prospective donors, increasing the likelihood of donation frequency and amount

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The makings of a good objective: Measurable: Can be measured with a certain degree of accuracy. Focused: Places emphasis on a single goal. Business impact: The objective is moving the business forward in a meaningful way.

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Unpacking the briefThe Brief The InsightsGender: Men and Women (note that ?84% of Canadian men also reportmaking regular donations to charities,compared with 86% of women)Age: 45-54 and 55-64 (younger andolder boomers)Education: University educatedAvg. annual contribution: $725Size of the market: 570,000 Canadians

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Unpacking the briefThe Brief The InsightsGender: Men and Women (note that Doing their homework online, but84% of Canadian men also report interacting offline. Boomers are moremaking regular donations to charities, likely to research a charity beforecompared with 86% of women) making a donation – generally on the organization’s website.Age: 45-54 and 55-64 (younger andolder boomers) A personal connection is often the key to giving. Boomers respond moreEducation: University educated generously to personal requests to give (i.e. charitable events). But theAvg. annual contribution: $725 likelihood that the donor is somehow personally connected to the causeSize of the market: 570,000 Canadians significantly increases the likelihood they will give.

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Unpacking the briefThe Insights The GoalsDoing their homework online, but > Make a donation online.interacting offline. Boomers are morelikely to research a charity before > Read more about the charity.making a donation – generally on theorganization’s website. > Learn more about the projects they support.A personal connection is often thekey to giving. Boomers respond moregenerously to personal requests to give(i.e. charitable events). But thelikelihood that the donor is somehowpersonally connected to the causesignificantly increases the likelihoodthey will give.

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Mapping objectives They want to… We want to…> Make a donation online. > Tell the story of the brand online, building a deeper relationship with> Read more about the existing and prospective donors,charity. increasing the likelihood of donation frequency and amount.> Learn more about theprojects they support. >Increase donations from $140,000 to $200,000 in 2013. > Show how easy giving can be and how small monthly contributions add up. 2000 – 2012

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Mapping objectives They want to… We want to…> Make a donation online. > Tell the story of the brand online, building a deeper relationship with> Read more about the existing and prospective donors,charity. increasing the likelihood of donation frequency and amount.> Learn more about theprojects they support. >Increase donations from $140,000 to $200,000 in 2013. > Show how easy giving can be and how small monthly contributions add up. 2000 – 2012

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Spell it outA single destination to learn about, support and donate to Save the Trees.

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Strategy Statement Everything in one place. Bring all the Just for them. Anyone who is looking to have an information about the brand together in a single and impact on their local environment can join in by convenient location. No searching, no hassle. Get it supporting, donating or applying for money. and go.A single destination to learn about, support and donate to Save the Trees. Broad reach, local impact. Save the Trees has an enormous impact in the lives of Canadians, in their communities and across the country. Lets brag a little.

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Understanding the Model The nature of the Business Audience conversation What does the conversation sound like? Is it educational? supportive? Etc.

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Here’s what we learned: Content is powerful: It’s the substance of theconversations you have with customers. Content is for people: Put your audience at theheart of your strategy and it will excel. Content is hard work: But it’s worth it.

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